Dubai Flight Captain Recounts Attack, Prime Minister Invites Him to Light Memorial Torch
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
The story in 3 lines · by baba
- Captain Mahar fought off co-pilot during Flydubai hijacking attempt.
- Mahar opened cockpit door multiple times to escape.
- Prime Minister Netanyahu invited Mahar to light torch.
Captain Sumit Mahar, the pilot who was severely injured during an attempted hijacking of a Flydubai plane, spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday. Mahar recounted that the blows he sustained blurred his vision, and that he used his remaining strength to open the cockpit door. "I did it knowing that if I didn't, I would die," he stated. He explained that he had to open the door multiple times because the co-pilot kept closing it behind him. "I managed to open the door once, but I think he slammed it shut," Mahar said. "Call it a personal matter or for other people, but let's say I did it knowing that if I didn't, I would die." He described the struggle: "I used all my strength, gave everything I had, I just rushed to the door and opened it. And fortunately, people were waiting to storm back in."
Prime Minister Netanyahu has invited Captain Mahar to light a memorial torch.
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